Uniola is a genus of New World plants in the grass family.
Brunellia is a genus of trees. They are distributed in the mountainous regions of southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and South America. Brunellia is the only genus in the family Brunelliaceae. As of 2001 there were about 54 species.
Eustachys is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.
Arthropogon is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family.
Streptostachys is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.
Parodiolyra is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.
- Parodiolyra aratitiyopensisJ.R.Grande - Venezuela (Amazonas)
- Parodiolyra colombiensisDavidse & Zuloaga - Colombia (Caquetá)
- Parodiolyra lateralis(J.Presl ex Nees) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Parodiolyra luetzelburgii(Pilg.) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
- Parodiolyra micrantha(Kunth) Davidse & Zuloaga - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
- Parodiolyra ramosissima(Trin.) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Brazil (Bahia)
Gerritea is a genus of Bolivian plants in the family Poaceae. The only known species is Gerritea pseudopetiolata, native to La Paz Department in Bolivia.
Rhytachne is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas the genus can be found from southern Mexico and Cuba south to northern Argentina, while in Africa it is present in Sub-Saharan Africa, including in Madagascar. Twelve species are included, of which nine are African, two are American, and one, Rhytachne subgibbosa, is found on both continents. The genus is closely related to Coelorachis.
Aechmea angustifolia is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Central America and northern South America.
Aechmea setigera is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, and northern Brazil.
Bidens triplinervia is a Latin American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to Mesoamerica and South America, from Chihuahua State in northern Mexico to Jujuy Province in northern Argentina.
Acmella uliginosa, the marsh para cress, is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to South America and is naturalized in parts of Asia and Africa.
Cornutia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1753. It is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere: southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America.
- Cornutia australisMoldenke - Ecuador, Brazil
- Cornutia coerulea(Jacq.) Moldenke - Jamaica
- Cornutia jamaicensisMoldenke - Jamaica
- Cornutia obovataUrb. - Puerto Rico
- Cornutia odorata(Poepp.) Schauer - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Cornutia pubescensC.F.Gaertn. - French Guiana
- Cornutia pyramidataL. - southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Cornutia thyrsoideaBanks ex Moldenke - Jamaica
Blepharodon is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native primarily to South America, with one species extending into Central America and Mexico.
Macroscepis is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Latin America and the West Indies.
Anthaenantia is a New World genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. The genus name is sometimes spelled Anthenanthia or Anthenantia.
Brickellia diffusa is a Latin American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of South America, Central America, Mexico, Galápagos, and the West Indies. Its distribution stretches from Sonora and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico to Jujuy in northern Argentina.
Chromolaena squalida is a South American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname.
Tagetes filifolia is a New World species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America from northern Mexico to Argentina. Common name is Irish lace despite the fact that the plant does not grow in Ireland.
Xyris jupicai, common name Richard's yelloweyed grass, is a New World species of flowering plants in the yellow-eyed-grass family. It is widespread in North America, South America, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies.
